Intrigued after decoding Aurelia Plath's Gregg shorthand notes on Sylvia Plath's papers, I began researching Aurelia's life -- and am the first person to do so. Me: M.A., M.F.A. Forty years' professional writing and publishing experience and 31 years' university teaching experience. I am well-published, most recently in The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sylvia Plath (2022).